Amusement device.



PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

C. F. HARTWAY. AMUSBMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.7,1905.

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ANIUSENIENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application led August '7, 1905. Serial No. 273,163.

T0 (1f/ZZ whom/ it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HARTWAY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Alvy, in the county of Tyler and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in amusement devices; and the invention has for its object to provide a device which will be actuated by a person to display a miniature figure when the device has been successfully actuated by a person.

The device aims to test a persons skill in throwing a ball or spherical body, the operation of the device depending upon the accuracy and aim of a person in striking the device with a ball. In this connection the invention aims to provide a device which will amuse the persons participating in the amusement.

With the above and other objects in vieW the invention finally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved amusement device. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the miniature figure removed therefrom, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line :c :n of Fig. 2.

To put my invention into practice, I construct my improved amusement device of a box-like structure 1, the rear wall 2 of which is provided with a vertically-disposed slot 3. The end walls 4 4 of the structure are provided with vertically-disposed guideways 5 5, these guideways being formed with tongues 6, adapted to engage in vertically-disposed grooves 7 7, formed in the sides of a block 8. The rear face of the block S is provided with an outwardly-extending lug 9, adapted to protrude through the slot 3 ofthe structure 1.

The front wall 10 of the structure 1 is provided with brackets 1 1 1 1, and in these brackets is mounted an angularly-disposed frame consisting of side rails 12 12 and a cross-head 14. The lower ends of the side rails 12 12 are toothed, as at 15, so as to engage the brackets 11 11 to permit of the frame being adjusted in order that the tension of a spring 16, connected to the cross-head 14 and the lug 9 of the block 8, may be increased or decreased. The spring 16 is adapted to normally hold the block 8 in an elevated position, such as illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

In the bottom of the box-like structure 1 I rovide a cleat 17, and this cleat and the front wall 10 of the structure is provided with a horizontallydisposed .opening 18, through which a latch 19 protrudes. The outer end of the latch is pivotally connected, as at 20, to a lever 21, pivotally mounted, as at 22, between brackets 23 wall 10 of the structure 1. The upper end of the lever 21 is provided with a plate 24, and the lever is normally held in the angularly position illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings by a spring 25, this position of the lever 21 tending to normally hold the latch 19 in an extended position to be engaged by a lip 26, carried by the front side of the block 8. The under face of the lip 26 is beveled, as at 27, in order that when the block 8 is lowered the latch 19 will be forced outwardly until the lip 26 has passed below the opening f8, at which time thelatch 19 will assume its normal position upon the top of the lip 26 and retain the block 8 in a lowered position.

T o lower the block 8, I mount a pulley 28 in the bottoni of the box-like structure, and over this pulley a cable or cord 29 passes, which is attached to the block 8, as at 30, while the opposite end of the cable or cord passes outside of the boX-like structure 1 through an opening 31, formed in the cleat 17 and the front wall 10 of the structure.

Upon the top of the block S I mount a miniature figure 32, intended to represent a dancer. One of the limbs 33 of the figure is 23, carried by the front pivotally mounted, as at 34, to the body portion of the figure, and the shorter arm of the limb 33 is connected to a cord or wire 85, which has its opposite end secured to the bottom of the box-like structure 1, as at 36. l In operation the amusement device is l adapted to be actuated by an object, such as a ball, striking the plate 24 of the lever 21,

and in practice the device will be located at a i prescribed distance, which will enable a per- ICO son about to enjoy the amusement to strike l What I claim, and desire to secure by Letthe plate with a ball. When the plate or lei ters Patent, is

ver 21 is forced inwardly against the box-like l 1. In an amusement device, the combinastructure 1, the latch 19 is withdrawn from i tion with a box-like structure, of a springthe block 8, which in Fig. 2 of the drawings is i supported block slidably mounted in said illustrated in dotted lines. When the block structure, a immature iigure carried by said 8 is released, it moves upwardly at considerblock and. having a pivoted limb, a cord atable rapidity within the structure 1, and the tached to said limb, and to said structure, a miniature -ligure, which heretofore has been spring-pressed pivoted lever carried by said invisible, is exposed. structure, a latch slidably mounted in said ture 1.. As the limb 33 of this gure is constructure and connected to said lever and nected to the casing by a cord 35 the foot of I adapted to engage said block when lowered, the limb 33 will be thrown upwardly, imitatmeans 'to adjust the tension of the springing as naturally as possible the kicking of a supported block, and means to lower said. dancer. The cord 35 is made of such a length block, substantially as described.

that when the immature 'ligure reaches the 2. In an amusement device, the combinatop of the structure 1 a further upward movetion with a box-like structure, of a block slidment of the figure raises the lever 33. Vhen ably mounted. in said structure, a immature the person participating in the amusement iigure carried by said block, and having a has been lucky enough to strike the plate 24 pivoted limb, a cord attached. to said limb or the lever 21 and itis desired to again reset and to said structure, a spring-pressed lever the device, the attendant pulls upon the rope pivotally connected to said structure, a latch or cord 29 and lowers the block 8 until it has connected to said lever and adapted to enbeen engaged by the latch 19. This operagage said block, means to elevate said block tion removes the immature figure from view when said lever is struck, and means to reand places the spring 16 under tension, turn said block to its normal position. whereby when the plate 24 and lever 21 are 3. In an amusement device, the combinaagain struck by a ball the block S will be retion with a box-like structure, of a block slidleased and moves into the position shown in ably mounted within said structure, a limbed Fig. 2 of the drawings. figure carried by said block, means to lock In case the spring 16 should become weak said block in the lower part of said structure, from constant use the side rails 12 12 and the means to elevate said block when released, cross-bar 14 can be adjusted to increase the means to elevate one of the limbs of said ligtension of the spring 16. ure, substanti ally as described.

I do not care to confine myself to the type i 4. An amusement device consisting of a of miniature figure used in connection with l box-like structure, a the amusement device or to the one miniai in said structure, a miniature limbed figure ture figure being displayed each time the decarried by said block, means to lock said vice is actuated, as a structure may be problock in the lower part of said structure, vided containing a plurality of figures adaptmeans to elevate said block when released, ed to be exposed each time the amusement device is successfully operated.

It is thought from the foregoing that the construction, operation, and advantages of the herein-described amusement device will be apparent without further description, and various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

to view above the structo elevate one of the limbs of said figure, and means to return said block to its normal position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F, HARTVAY.

Vitnesses:

J. S. ELDER, W. W. LowERY means to adjust the last-named means, means block slidably mounted A 

